| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenny Temitope Temilade Coker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Atlanta, Georgia, United States[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Chelmsford City (on loan from Norwich City) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bowers & Pitsea | |||
| Billericay Town | |||
| 2019–2020 | Southend United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Southend United | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Chelmsford City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:54, 3 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Kenny Temitope Temilade Coker (born 10 November 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Chelmsford City, on loan from EFL Championship club Norwich City.
Career
Southend United
On 1 February 2020, after previously appearing in the youth systems at Bowers & Pitsea and Billericay Town,[4][5] Coker made his debut for Southend United in a 2–1 victory over Lincoln City in League One.[6] At 16 years and 83 days he was the third youngest player to ever play for Southend United.[7][8]
Norwich City
In May 2021, it was announced that Coker had agreed to join Norwich City, following a trial with the club.[9] He made his debut for the club's under-18 side in a 3–0 loss to Fulham that month.[10]
On 19 July 2021, Coker signed his first professional contract with the Canaries.[11]
On 6 November 2023, Coker joined Chelmsford City on loan.[12]
Personal life
Coker was born in Atlanta, Georgia to an English mother and Nigerian father.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 November 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southend United | 2019–20[13] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21[14] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Southend United" (PDF). English Football League. 7 February 2020. p. 80. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- 1 2 "Anglo-American-Nigerian striker on why he chose Norwich City, international future, strengths :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ↑ "Kenny Coker". Southend United. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ "Gillingham U18s 2–2 Southend United U18s". Southend United F.C. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ↑ "Billericay under-15's crowned Essex Rosser Cup champions". Romford Recorder. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ↑ Kenny Coker at Soccerway
- ↑ Phillips, Chris (4 February 2020). "Young-gun Kenny Coker needed headmaster's permission to make Southend United debut". The Echo. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ↑ "KENNY COKER JOINS NORWICH CITY". www.southendunited.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ↑ Phillips, Chris (13 May 2021). "Southend United striker Kenny Coker completes move to Norwich City". Echo. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Kenny Coker signs for Norwich City". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ↑ "Kenny Coker: It is what everyone dreams of". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "Coker joins the Clarets". Chelmsford City F.C. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Kenny Coker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ↑ "Games played by Kenny Coker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.